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Born On This Day In Music, May 7th
1986 – Matt Helders
Matt Helders, drummer, with English rock band Arctic Monkeys who had the 2005, UK No.1 single ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’, and the 2006 UK No.1 album Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not. The band has won six Brit Awards – winning both Best British Group and Best British Album three times, and have been nominated for three Grammy Awards.
1974 – Lynden David Hall
English singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer Lynden David Hall. In 1999, he was the first UK performer ever voted “Best Male Artist” by the readers of Britain’s Blues & Soul magazine. In October 2003, Hall was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma; he died on 14 February 2006, at the age of 31, from complications resulting from the stem cell transplant he received in January 2005.
1969 – Eagle Eye Cherry
Swedish musician Eagle Eye Cherry, who scored the 1998 UK No.6 single ‘Save Tonight’. Cherry co-wrote and sang on ‘Wishing It Was’ on Santana’s 1999 album Supernatural. He is the son of jazz artist Don Cherry.
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1961 – Phil Campbell
Phil Campbell, lead guitar, Persian Risk, Motorhead, who had the 1980 UK No.15 single ‘Ace Of Spades’.
1960 – Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley, from English avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise who had the 1988 UK No.5 single ‘Kiss’ with Tom Jones.
1955 – Steve Diggle
Steve Diggle, guitarist from punk rock band Buzzcocks, who had the 1978 UK No.12 single ‘Ever Fallen In Love, With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve’.
1951 – Mic Gillette
American brass player Mic Gillette famous for being a member of Tower of Power. He died on 17 Jan 2016 of a heart attack.
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1950 – Prairie Prince
Prairie Prince, drummer with American band The Tubes known for their 1977 hit single ‘White Punks On Dope’ and the 1983 US No.10 single ‘She’s A Beauty’.
1949 – Keith, (James Keefer)
Keith, (James Keefer), American singer, who had the 1967 US No.7 and UK No.24 single ‘98.6’ which sold over one million copies worldwide. He legally changed his name to Bazza Keefer in 1988, in memory of his mother.
1948 – Pete Wingfield
Pete Wingfield, singer, Pianist and producer, who had the 1975 UK No.7 and US No.15 single ‘Eighteen With A Bullet’, (which was later featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). Produced the first album by Dexys Midnight Runners, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels and The Proclaimers hit, ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’.
1946 – Bill Kreutzmann
Bill Kreutzmann, drummer with Grateful Dead. He played with the Grateful Dead for its entire thirty-year career, usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart. The group released more than 140 albums, the majority of them recorded live in concert.
1946 – Bill Danoff
Bill Danoff, from American pop group Starland Vocal Band, who had the 1976 US No.1 & UK No.18 single ‘Afternoon Delight’ one of the biggest-selling singles of 1976.
1946 – Jerry Nolan
Jerry Nolan, drums, The New York Dolls, 1973 album New York Dolls. Nolan joined the New York Dolls in the autumn of 1972 to replace Billy Murcia. He left the Dolls together with Johnny Thunders in the spring of 1975. The two then placed a call to bassist Richard Hell, formerly of the Neon Boys and Television, to form The Heartbreakers. Nolan died on 14th January 1992 from a fatal stroke.
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1946 – Thelma Houston
American singer and actress Thelma Houston who had the 1977 US No.1 & UK No.13 single ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
1945 – Cornelius Bumpus
American woodwind, keyboard player and vocalist Cornelius Bumpus who toured with The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. Bumpus died of a heart attack at age 58 on February 3, 2004 while on an airline flight from New York to California, where he was scheduled to perform at the Columbia College Jazz Concert Series. The plane made an emergency landing in Sioux City, Iowa but Bumpus died by the time the plane reached the ground.
1945 – Christy Moore
Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Christy Moore. He is one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. In 2007, he was named as Ireland’s greatest living musician in RTÉ’s People of the Year Awards.
1943 – Rick Westwood
Rick Westwood, guitarist, who with Brian Poole and the Tremeloes had the the UK 1963 No.1 hit ‘Do You Love Me’ and with The Tremeloes the 1967 UK No.1 & US No.11 single ‘Silence Is Golden’.
1942 – Derek Taylor
Derek Taylor press officer for The Beatles also worked with The Beach Boys and The Byrds. Taylor died of cancer on 10th September 1997.
1939 – Jimmy Ruffin
American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin, who had the 1974 UK No.4 single ‘What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted’. Ruffin who was the elder brother of David Ruffin of the Temptations died on Nov 17, 2014 aged 78.
1931 – Teresa Brewer
American singer Teresa Brewer who had the 1952 US No.1 hit ‘Till I Waltz Again with You’, (one of Elvis Presley’s first public singing experiences in 12th grade was performing ‘Till I Waltz Again with You’). She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of the 1950s, recording nearly 600 songs. Brewer died on 17 October 2007 age 76.
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